President Obama and his wife gave $172,050 - about 6.5 percent of his gross income - to charities in 2008, ABC News' Jake Tapper and Karen Travers report. The Obamas gave $8,050 - or .3 percent of their gross income - to churches and faith-based charities, which represented nine of the 37 charities, according to his tax return.

Here's a breakdown of some of the faith-based charity donations from Dan Gilgoff:

* $500 to Apostolic Church of God

* $200 to Brookland Baptist Church

* $500 to Brown AME Church

* $1,000 to Catholic Relief Services

* $150 to Crusade of Mercy

* $100 to First Lutheran Church

* $5,000 to New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity

* $500 to St. Leo's Residence for Veterans

* $100 to St Luke's United Methodist Church

Vice President Joe Biden reported an income of $269,256 last year – after taxes that comes to $183,315, according to ABC News. The VP's office says: "The charitable donations claimed by the Bidens on their tax returns are not the sum of their annual contributions to charity. ...

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